Energy - Everything

Question 1

Abiotic resource

Answer 1

Non living, from lithosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere .e.g soil

Question 2

Afforestation

Answer 2

Planting trees where there weren’t any before

Question 3

Biosphere

Answer 3

Living organisms, capable of reproduction e.g. plant and animals

Question 4

Biotic resource

Answer 4

Living resources

Question 5

Carbon footprint

Answer 5

All greenhouse gasses an individual produces expressed as tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent

Question 6

Deforestation

Answer 6

Permanently removing forest so land can be used for something else

Question 7

Eco footprint

Answer 7

Impact of human activities expressed as an area of productive land and water required to produce the goods consumed and wastes generated

Question 8

Enhanced greenhouse gas effect

Answer 8

Trapping heat radiation around the earth by greenhouse gases produced through human activities

Question 9

Fracking

Answer 9

Drilling into the earth and using high pressure water mixture to release shale gas that’s trapped on the rocks

Question 10

Greenhouse gas

Answer 10

Gas that absorbs and re emits infrared radiation, warming the earths surface

Question 11

Describe global distribution of natural resources

Answer 11

Fossil fuels: oil-middle east-Saudi Arabia, natural gas-Russia
Agriculture: near equator- high rainfall and sun
Rocks and minerals: China, Brazil
Water: rainforests

Question 12

Describe energy mix uk and global

Answer 12

Natural gas and oil is both 34%
Coal 16%
Renewable 7%
Increasing renewable, but fossil fuels still remain high
Global is 80% non renewable, expected to be 76% by 2020

Question 13

Describe consumption of resources and the impact on the environment

Answer 13

Varies due to population size, consumerist lifestyle and advances in tech, availability of resources. For water food and energy.
- extraction of fossil fuels=land scarred
- deforestation=70000ha cleared by Cameroon
- over fishing
- farming=land degradation
Leading to… loss in biodiversity, soil erosion, reduced water and air quality

Question 14

London array

Answer 14

170 wind turbines 
630mw peak power rating
Powers 470000 homes
Noisy and unaesthetic 
Save 925000 tonnes of co2 
Renewable and no greenhouse gasses

Question 15

Sardar saravar dam

Answer 15

234 villages drowned
1450mw a day but locals may not be able to afford it
Reliable and clean
Area can be susceptible to earthquakes

Question 16

Tar sand, Canada oil

Answer 16

514000 jobs provided 
Leaks expose people and animals  to harmful chemicals e.g. Gulf of Mexico 2008
Climate change 
6:1 water to oil
Land cleared - loss of farmland